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CALL FOR PAPERS
Community-‐Academic Partnerships in Health Research in the Southeast
Deadline: June 30, 2017 Progress in Community Health Partnerships (PCHP) and the Gulf States Health Policy Center (GS-‐HPC) are collaborating to release this Call for Papers on the theme of “Community-‐Academic Partnerships in Health Research in the Southeast.” About the Journal: Progress in Community Health Partnerships (PCHP) is a national, peer-‐reviewed journal whose mission is to identify and publicize model programs that use community partnerships to improve public health, promote progress in the methods of research and education involving community health partnerships, and stimulate action that will improve the health of people and communities. About the Special Issue: This PCHP special issue aims to include articles on best practices in community-‐ academic partnerships for improving health outcomes in the Southeast region of the United States, defined as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, as a regional particularly vulnerable to health disparities. To this effect, we are inviting papers and products (see Author Guidelines) presenting research that was conducted by partnerships of community members and academics. We place a priority on manuscripts co-‐authored by community members and academics and those that include the community perspective of the research process. The call is open to all areas of health policy and/or health research, focusing on the community-‐academic process and/or results. Informational Opportunities A conference call to answer questions from authors who plan to submit manuscripts in response to this call for papers will be held on April 21, 2017 from 2 to 3pm CST. Participation on the conference call is optional. Register online to receive call-‐in information at: http://GSHPC-‐PCHP.rsvpify.com.
Author Guidelines The GS-‐HPC is seeking contributions in all PCHP categories: original research, works in progress and lessons learned, community perspectives, policy and practice, theory and methods, education and training, practical tools, and systematic reviews. These efforts, however, must focus on research policy and/or health research in the Southeast and include a community-‐academic partnership. Instructions for each of these categories are provided in the PCHP website: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/progress_in_community_health_partnerships/ guidelines.html Submission Full manuscripts can be submitted by 11:59pm CST June 30, 2017 through PCHP’s Manuscript Central page at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pchp. Authors will be asked to suggest the names of four reviewers, which the editorial board will take into consideration. After review by the special issue editorial board, manuscripts will be sent for peer-‐review. Special Issue Contact If you have any questions on the special issue, contact Dr. Candace Forbes Bright at [email protected] or by phone at 601-‐266-‐6545. If you have any questions about the PCHP, contact Dr. Darius Tandon, Editor-‐in-‐Chief of PCHP at [email protected]. Special Issue Editorial Board The PCHP editorial team for this special issue is: Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, BayouClinic, Inc David Butler, PhD, Middle Tennessee State University Maria Pisu, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham Pia Sen, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham Sponsorship This special issue is sponsored by the Gulf States Health Policy Center under NIH-‐ NIMHD grant #U54MD008602 at Gulf States Health Policy Center, BayouClinic, Inc. The Gulf States Health Policy Center is a comprehensive community, education, and research center focused on improving health outcomes in the Gulf States region (Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Texas). Our work involves coalition building, health education, and interdisciplinary, community-‐based research. We are committed to identifying health policies that will ultimately improve the health rankings of the region.
